Fox Chapel Area High School

High School Community Blood Drive

Fox Chapel Area High School is hosting a community summer blood drive July 29, 2009. The blood drive will be held in the school’s large group instruction room from 2-6 p.m. and all district residents are encouraged to donate blood. Each person who donates will receive a complimentary Showcase Cinema movie ticket.

Additionally, the Central Blood Bank is offering several scholarships to area high school students this year. To qualify for these scholarships, Fox Chapel Area High School will sponsor three additional blood drives throughout the 2009-2010 school year (October 21, January 27, and May 12). The scholarships will be awarded for the highest percent participation and largest number of registered donations for the year. Additionally, anyone who donates blood at a local donor center can also ask for the donation to count toward Fox Chapel Area High School’s total. Just specify for the donation to count toward Fox Chapel Area High School (code HS010025).

Parent Group Honors District Employees and Community Educators

Several Fox Chapel Area School District employees and community educators were recently honored by PALS (Parent Advocates for Learning Support). PALS is a parent support group that advocates for and provides educational programs and resources to meet the needs of children who learn differently. Each year PALS honors teachers, administrators, and staff members of the Fox Chapel Area School District and community educators who have shown a dedication, passion, and commitment in meeting the learning needs of all students.

Those honored from the Fox Chapel Area School District included: Fox Chapel Area High School employees Dawn Aducci, John Baxter, Kathleen Borz, Susan Cataldi, Joyce DeLuca, Judy Dobson, Stacie Dojonovic, Michele Fischer, Ron Frank, Bridget Green, Randi Leonard, Daryl Lesnik, Tara MacDowell, Todd Massack, Timothy McLister, Suzanne Miller, Ben O'Connor, Thomas O'Connor, David Prevost, Sharlene Pirring, Brandon Rios, Bette Salmon, Jessica Schuster, Kathleen Scigliano, Lesley Sharp, Sharon Steinhaus, and David Turner.

High School Awarded a Grant Through Highmark

Fox Chapel Area High School has been awarded a Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant of $10,000 to enhance the development of the R.E.D. (Raising Expectations Daily) Center. Studies illustrate that the health habits children develop at a young age will continue with them through adulthood and the grant will support Fox Chapel Area High School’s efforts in introducing programs that will ultimately create healthier, more successful students.

The R.E.D. Center is a strength and wellness facility which opened in October of 2008. The center is located in the Fox Chapel Area High School Field House and is used by physical education classes and for after-school activities. The grant will help the district upgrade the physical education/athletic program and facilities through the purchase of strength/conditioning equipment. The R.E.D. Center program is designed to address the health, nutrition, wellness, and lifelong fitness needs of students in grades 9-12, including students at risk.

The grant will provide resources to develop and implement a program aimed at improving students’ strength and wellness. For more information on the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant program, visit www.highmarkhealthyhigh5.org.